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19 Feb

Meghalaya expects Rs 27 cr from mining lease

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The Meghalaya Government expects to derive around Rs 27 crore additional revenue from lease holders of mines in the State who have been directed to pay the remaining of the 50 per cent stamp duty within March 31 on the close of the financial year. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, said the direction was given as per a court order that mining lease stamp duty is not under the instrument of conveyance and hence mining lease holders will have to pay 100 percent stamp duty. He said the earlier interpretation was that the…

19 Feb

NLA to introduce NFRBM (amendment) bill: Nagaland

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During the ongoing assembly session Thursday, chief minister, Neiphiu Rio moved that leave be granted to introduce “Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management” NFRBM (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill will be introduced on February 19, 2021. According to DIPR report, chief minister and minister-in-charge of Finance also laid a copy of the review of trends in receipts and expenditure for the first, second and third quarter of the year 2020-21 as required under section 11 of Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility band Budget Management Act 2005. Administrative reports of various departments were also laid, including: Department of Border Affairs; Department of Information…

19 Feb

Purabi Dairy launches Cattle Feed Supplements to augment its drive towards increasing milk productivity for dairy farmers

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West Assam Milk Producers' Cooperative Union Ltd. (WAMUL), popularly known as Purabi Dairy, launched its range of Cattle Feed supplements, Purabi Pashu Pushti, on February 18 to augment its drive towards increasing milk productivity and reducing production cost for dairy farmers. The range of Cattle Feed supplements shall reinforce WAMUL's efforts in improving milk productivity of cattle and thus reduction in cost of production Productivity improvement is identified as one of the key areas of interventions required for dairy development in Assam. As a part of the planned product line-up, WAMUL has commenced production of Area Specific Mineral Mixture &…

19 Feb

PM launches projects for NE

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched several connectivity projects costing Rs 15,000 cr in Assam on Thursday. He said that these projects would not only boost trade, economy and industrialisation but also open a new chapter for the tourism industry in the northeastern region. The Prime Minister said that the projects would make connectivity and transportation easier among West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura along with Bangladesh and Bhutan. The Rs 3,231-crore Mahabahu-Brahmaputra project includes the Ro-Pax vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli Island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari, construction of Inland Water Transport (IWT) Terminal at Jogighopa (in Bongaigaon…

18 Feb

Priyanka Chopra blushes as she recalls when she fell in love with Nick Jonas

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Priyanka Chopra blushes as she recalls when she fell in love with Nick JonasPriyanka Chopra turned red as she recalled 'the moment' she realised that she was in love with Nick Jonas. Listen to her tell the story here.Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas tied the knot in 2018.Priyanka Chopra and her husband, Nick Jonas, took fan questions in a recent promotional event for her memoir, Unfinished. A question that Nick was 'dying to know' the answer to was 'when did you fall in love with me?' Priyanka and Nick tied the knot after a whirlwind romance in 2018, at the…

18 Feb

When Anushka Sharma danced like there’s no tomorrow on South African streets

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When Anushka Sharma danced like there's no tomorrow on South African streetsNew mommy Anushka Sharma’s throwback video, wherein she was seen dancing her heart out, will definitely make you want to wear your dance shoes right away. Anushka Sharma is in one of the best zones of her life at the moment. The lady, who is married to Indian cricketer Virat Kohli for over three years, embraced motherhood for the first time as she gave birth to a baby girl early this year and has been on cloud nine ever since. And while it has been a beautiful phase in…

18 Feb

Anita Hassanandani’s Husband Shares Adorable Video Of Newborn Son

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Anita Hassanandani's Husband Shares Adorable Video Of Newborn Son; Surbhi Jyoti & Hina Khan Drop HeartsPopular TV actress Anita Hassanandani and her husband Rohit Reddy are on cloud nine since the arrival of a little bundle of joy into their lives. The two lovebirds welcomed their first child on February 9 in Mumbai. Although they are yet to reveal the face of their newborn son, Anita and Rohit often share glimpses of their child on social media. Rohit Reddy posted an adorable video with his baby boy on his official Instagram handle. He can be seen holding his little son's…

18 Feb

PA to Meghalaya BJP MLA commits suicide

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The personal assistant to Meghalaya BJP legislator, Sanbor Shullai allegedly committed suicide at her residence here on Wednesday, police said. No suicide note has been recovered. Lebana Lucia Marwein (44) was found hanging in the bathroom this afternoon, police said. Police said that they are still investigating into the suicide.

18 Feb

Deadline for kidnapped oil staff nears

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The deadline set by terror outfit ULFA-I for the two hostages of a Delhi based private oil company -- who were kidnapped in December last year -- would expire on Wednesday even as the police remained clueless over the fate of the duo. Delhi-based Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Ltd’s drilling superintendent Pranab Kumar Gogoi and radio operator Ram Kumar were abducted at gunpoint by militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) from the drilling site in Innao area in Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh on December 21 last year. In a statement issued last month, ULFA-I had…

18 Feb

Theatrical distribution rights of SS Rajamouli’s RRR acquired by Lyca Productions

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Noted Tamil film production and distribution house Lyca Productions has bagged the theatrical rights of the much-awaited SS Rajamouli film Roudram Ranam Rudhiram aka RRR, for Tamil Nadu. Under the deal, Lyca will distribute the film in all the languages in the state. The production house on Wednesday took to their Twitter handle to announce the same. They wrote, “We are delighted and proud to announce. The Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of THE BIGGEST PAN INDIA FILM #RRRMovie is acquired by us.” Meanwhile, there have been reports that after RRR, SS Rajamouli is set to work with Mahesh Babu in…